The temperature at dawn Jan. 3 was a brisk 8 degrees; the afternoon warmed to the 20s with wind. The forecast snowfall started at about dusk and continued for the whole next day. There was about 2 ...

Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

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Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks. Mountain chickadees are a bit larger and stockier than the black-capped chickadee. Both species have a black cap and throat with a white ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The amazing variety of sounds birds utter has inspired many examples of onomatopoeia, “a word that mimics the sound of objects they refer to.” Common examples referring to birds ...

Each morning, after making coffee, my wife and I fill the distinctive, barn-red bird feeder that hangs down between our back deck and Illinois Mountain. As we fill the feeder, we whistle to signal to ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – January 5th is National Bird Day, and the black-capped chickadee serves as a familiar and resilient symbol of the Commonwealth. Light snow possible in western Massachusetts on ...